Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-14

some ThiDgs, which. He Thinks, Have an
Air Of Queerness.


Air Of Queerness.
10 De Editor Qftls Register.
Approaching the conservative course OF
your paper In our local affairs, and know
ing that you have ever set your face
AGAINST the introduction of partisan politics
in their management, viii You permit q
statement of few things now taking place
which have an air of gIteeT7less about them
This Council was organized and the offices
distributed on strict party vote. Among
the officers chosen was Republican Board
of Public Works.
Following last years precedent the F1-
nance Committee presented an ordinance
giving the Board of Public Works certain
sums of money to be expended In paving
certain streets named in the ordinance,
and in doing some other work on the
Island. The Board of Public Works re-
belled against the provisions OF the ordl-
nance, and although Council adopted the
ordinance and has once since refused TO
amend it, as desired by the Board, an
effort is still being made to have tset aside.
Mention of a few of the means used to ac-
eomplish this, may not be out OF place.
The paving of piece Of an old county
road, on the extreme northern part OF Main
street, is the bait for the First ward MEM
bers. The promise to cut street through
the base ball park is used on some of the
Seventh ward members. Twice as much
work as laid down in the ordinance to be
done on the Island, SIS promised to rebel
lious member from the Seventh ward If he
gives in. The cleansing of the east side Of
Market Square, between the street car
track and the cart curb, which was ordered
by the last Council to be done by the B. OF
P. W., has been ordered to be discontinue
ed, to punish the Market Masterifor rebel
ling against the DEGREES of the B. OF T. w.
The head of the largest religious denomi-
nation in our city has been refused sewer
to drain property on which he proposed to
build large school for boys and he was re-
quested tointerview the members OF Council
who belonged to his church and urge them
to support the Boards measures. These
are some of the specimens of the Boards
manner of conquering Council.
Council is required by the charter to see
that all monies of the city are paid into
the Treasury, and that no monies be paid
except on its own order. This order can
only be made by a two-thirds vote at one
meeting, or a majority vote at two success
sive meetings.
The B. of P. w. demands that one half
of the city's revenues shall be placed in its
hands to be spent where it chooses, and to
accomplish this the party whip is cracked
over the Republican members heads, in
addition to brides offered 10 rebellious
members. Think of it; brides to be paid
for ont of the monies under the control OF
the persons sought TO be bribed.
Some members of Council are aspirants
for other offices in the near future, and it
will be poor recommendation for them II
they betray their present trust Such
conduct will more than likely be an injury
to those of them who may seek employ
ment from incorporated companies. Would
bank, for instance, be willing to trust its
funds in the hands OF man who, in detl-
ance of his oath of office and the charter of
the city, is willing to turn over this large
sum of public money to servants OF the
city, or would any prudent man wish to
deposit his funds in bank under such a
mans control?
If the action of the B. of P. w. in its
present demand for unrestricted control
and expenditure of the city's monies, IS
established by this Council as a precedent
for future Councils, it will be but few
years until our people will curse the day
the B. of P. W. was born. ID.